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Texin

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12. "... was he bribed, was he threatened, was he a Magat all along?"

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 02:27 PM

Dec 2025

He was on a list of Heritage Foundation and Leonard Leo-approved judges compiled for Bush the Lesser (Shrub) during his presidencies. Leo was trying to pick judges that would be amenable to overturning the Roe decision, and the Heritage Foundation had been vetting the very most conservative judges to be appointed by a president for the courts since the mid-80s. Many of the rethug SCOTUS picks are/were Roman Catholic. I'm not sure about Roberts, but the majority of them are Catholic.

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Let's Not Forget About Chief Justice Roberts [View all] gab13by13 Dec 2025 OP

Full circle. Starts with Robert's ends with Robert's. The Supreme's will not be a footnote in history, they will be an Ninga Dec 2025 #1

Bush v Gore was the start of their slide into fascism mdbl Dec 2025 #11

I recall seeing her quoted in an interview as saying that she did it because she wanted to retire. Mister Ed Dec 2025 #22

Thank you for reinforcing my negative opinion of her. mdbl Dec 2025 #25

Before the 3 justice shift in the Supreme Court popsdenver Dec 2025 #2

McConnell, Trump, ... returnee Dec 2025 #19

Do you know about popsdenver Dec 2025 #20

And Roberts history of destroying democracy goes waay back, even before his stint on the Supreme Court. He participated Fil1957 Dec 2025 #3

Truer words were never stated. Buddyzbuddy Dec 2025 #4

Let's not forget about....... SergeStorms Dec 2025 #5

Bribery can be praise and promotion. hay rick Dec 2025 #6

He was a clerk for and disciple of William H. Rehnquist. That's all you need to know. flashman13 Dec 2025 #7

I have long believed... GiqueCee Dec 2025 #10

Judges are elected in my red state. They are considered to be non party affiliated. Oddly enough of the three flashman13 Dec 2025 #18

Roberts, I think, was a clever Magat all along DFW Dec 2025 #8

About the supreme court Nasruddin Dec 2025 #9

Or the french system where judges are not elected. drray23 Dec 2025 #27

"... was he bribed, was he threatened, was he a Magat all along?" Texin Dec 2025 #12

CJ Roberts is a practicing Catholic ... aggiesal Dec 2025 #14

Don't forget his buddy Mitch McTurtle. He has his hand muddied along with the Supreme Court 6-pack n/t aggiesal Dec 2025 #13

#1, let's stop calling Rump the most powerful. No more, he's muddied office of US President. txwhitedove Dec 2025 #15

"How to Build a Despot" moondust Dec 2025 #16

We need a nonpartisan nomination procedure for the Supreme Court. SidneyR Dec 2025 #17

Is Roberts on the Epstein list? KS Toronado Dec 2025 #21

Nah. Roberts is too much of a prude, but I'd bet my last nickel that Kavanaugh could be and Thomas as well. Texin Dec 2025 #28

In a way, he has kept his confirmation-hearing promise to just call balls and strikes. Mister Ed Dec 2025 #23

Mrs. Roberts: "They come to me." Kid Berwyn Dec 2025 #24

Amazing that 26 of the 27 Amendments can be reinterpreted or discarded at their whim... 3825-87867 Dec 2025 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Dec 2025 #29